The Government of Great Britain, through the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), has finally approved the altruist donation of ovules. The authorization is meant for women who are not being submitted to fertility treatments.  With this material researches can create embryos for extracting stem cells for research and experimentation. Until now, British women could only donate ovules generated through processes of in vitro fertilization or through gynecological treatments.

Scientists had suggested the possibility of also making altruistic donations, without treatment, for alleviating the scarcity of ovules for research. The HFEA pretends to donate through a system of shared ovules, for the one received, also, reductions in the cost of treatments.

The British organism for fertility regulation specified that donors will only receive money for the concept of travel expenses and economic loss. This decision was reached after investigating the opinions of experts in bioethics and studying the international regulations on this issue. “We should remind people that there is no profit, what we are referring to is a compensation without excess, which can be compared to what is received for being part of a public jury”, said Richard Harries of Pentgregarth, member of HFEA.

Source: LatinSalud.com with data from Hoy de La Plata, 21/02/2007

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